Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS-INVERT)

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Marine Invertebrate Collection holds a diverse group of worldwide specimens, the largest portion being marine shells followed by terrestrial and freshwater shells, corals and echinoderms. The mid-sized collection dates from the early 1900's.
Contacts: Paula Cushing, Andrew Doll, paula.cushing@dmns.org, Andrew.Doll@dmns.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 May 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 36,495 specimen records
  • 27,705 (76%) georeferenced
  • 1,319 (4%) with images (3,329 total images)
  • 34,416 (94%) identified to species
  • 574 families
  • 3,000 genera
  • 10,656 species
  • 11,081 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Agriopoma (2)
  • Ameghinomya (2)
  • Amiantis (6)
  • Anomalocardia (12)
  • Anomalodiscus (4)
  • Antigona (10)
  • Aphrodora (1)
  • Austrovenus (20)
  • Bassina (16)
  • Callista (37)
  • Callithaca (4)
  • Callocardia (2)
  • Callpita (1)
  • Chamelea (9)
  • Chione (64)
  • Chioneryx (6)
  • Chionista (8)
  • Chionopsis (32)
  • Circe (14)
  • Circenita (2)
  • Circomphalus (1)
  • Clausinella (7)
  • Compsomyax (1)
  • Cryptonema (1)
  • Cyclina (3)
  • Cyclinella (11)
  • Dosina (3)
  • Dosinia (84)
  • Eucallista (3)
  • Eumarcia (2)
  • Eurhomalea (1)
  • Gafrarium (29)
  • Gemma (1)
  • Globivenus (11)
  • Gomphina (2)
  • Gouldia (5)
  • Hysteroconcha (39)
  • Iliochione (7)
  • Irus (5)
  • Katelysia (5)
  • Lamelliconcha (18)
  • Leukoma (59)
  • Lioconcha (52)
  • Liocyma (1)
  • Lirophora (22)
  • Macridiscus (2)
  • Macrocallista (12)
  • Marcia (4)
  • Megapitaria (41)
  • Mercenaria (16)
  • Meretrix (17)
  • Mysia (1)
  • Notocallista (1)
  • Paphia (13)
  • Paphonotia (1)
  • Parastarte (9)
  • Paratapes (4)
  • Periglypta (54)
  • Petricola (6)
  • Petricolaria (12)
  • Pitar (32)
  • Pitarenus (1)
  • Placamen (19)
  • Polititapes (4)
  • Proteopitar (1)
  • Protocallithaca (1)
  • Proxichione (2)
  • Psephidia (1)
  • Ruditapes (21)
  • Saxidomus (8)
  • Sunetta (17)
  • Tapes (16)
  • Tawera (17)
  • Timoclea (12)
  • Tivela (45)
  • Transennella (15)
  • Transenpitar (1)
  • Turtonia (1)
  • Veneriglossa (1)
  • Venerupis (19)
  • Venus (11)